My mom just passed away a week ago and she was a Christian. So thankful to know she is with Jesus until his return to earth. Please Pray for me and my family because my mom was the glue that held our family together. I miss her so very much and it’s hard for me dealing with her absence from my life. Thanks for this video!!! God Bless you brother.
Im sorry for your loss. I couldnt imagine the feeling, if I try its hard to bare. Im sure Our Lord has strengthened you. Although I dont know where she is....suffering, and pain is definitely not something shes experiencing. Im sure she is at peace. God Bless.
I’m sorry you lost your mom. We lost ours a little over a year ago. She was a Catholic but on her deathbed, she cried out to Jesus. Romans 10:13. I believe she is in heaven. (60s-early 70s rocker here 😊)
Her Spirit is with the Lord thats who we really are we use this body as we use a tent. When returns he will resurrect her body (That is the original body as God made first into a new glorified body to be joined to her spirit which it now is with out sin) You and her will spend an eternity together thanking and praising Jesus Christ for he has done.
Your body is your soul, you do not have an immortal soul if you had an everlasting soul you wouldn't be needing everlasting life which defeats the whole purpose of what Jesus taught. Original christians believe in ressurection not that they will go to heaven..that's why they bury their bodies instead of burning it.
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" is a misquote. That is what we want it to say. So that is the way we always misquote it. If Paul had said, "It is better to be absent from Chicago and to be present in Hawaii." would you be telling people that he said "If you're not in Chicago you are in Hawaii"?
No, if he said "TO BE absent from Chicago, IS TO be present in Hawaii" then yes. You completely changing words. Your statement suggests a preference, as to Paul states a certainty.
@@JesseJane142 2 Corinthians 5:8 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” Paul is clearly saying that upon death, we are immediately present with the Lord. For believers only.
So, what did Paul mean, then? If you don't believe that we go to be with the Lord immediately when we die, then why did Jesus tell the thief next to Him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise." Also, King Saul used a witch to conjure Samuel from his rest(God's presence). Samuel told Saul, "tomarrow, you and your son will be with me." Also, Jesus told the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It's the only parable that Jesus used a person's name so it actually took place sometime before. The rich man went into hades and Lazarus went to Abraham's bosom or God's presence upon their death. They didn't go to sleep. Then, there is the mount of transfiguration where Peter saw Jesus, Moses and Elijah talking together. They were not asleep they had been brought from God's presence. There are so many examples of believers going directly into God's presence upon our death. Thats what Paul meant. Absent from the body is present with the Lord. Simple.
Paul did not equate one thing withe other. It was his DESIRE. He knew he could not be with the Lord (Jesus) until the resurrection when everyone is brought back to life.
Oh wow! Thank you so much! You explained that so well. Was so incredibly important for me to know that because my daddy who was a man of God just passed away.
My mom passed away on 25th Sept. She made a triumphant entry to be with Lord Jesus n I am following her life foot steps. I have surrendered ny life to Lord Jesus..
This is why I don’t believe we go anywhere when we die. I believe death is like “sleep” (which is mentioned multiple times in the Bible) and if you understand sleep you understand that it’s like a split second to you. So when we die it’s as though we immediately wake up because we raise up. Wouldn’t make any sense to go to heaven when we die just to be resurrected back into our bodies. ALSO going to an eternal place when we die would suggest we’re immortal but as we know the Bible says we are not immortal and have to obtain eternity. Hope this makes sense 😌
Amen brother…that’s why it’s called a “near death experience” when people see things because technically you are not dead …even if you did die you still returned back to your body to tell about it ..let’s think on that for a bit and compare it to what you just said 🙏🏽
1 Peter 3:18-20 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
@@southernfatboymusic6820 Actually, that's exactly what he said brother. 1. Body sleeps (dead) 2. Spirit returns to God's presence 3. When Jesus returns he'll bring back the spirits from heaven with him. 4. Bodies of the dead in Christ will be raised and merged with spirit in the air during the rapture in conjunction with the generation of Christians that never experience death (at the sound of the trumpet)
@@vicpiper3971ok so we die right? Our spirit goes to heaven right? But ofc our bodies stay here on earth so when Jesus comes back our bodies that we left behind will merge with our spirit that is in heaven correct?
Thank you so much for clarifying this. This is one thing that I have been struggling with my soulmate passed away, and I always felt like His spirit was with God but so many teachers say the dead in Christ know nothing better understand now what Paul was talking about. Thank you so much.
Thanks .. I have been given multiple answers I just need the one true truth... Lately I was told ..we die we wait for rapture before going to heaven it's not either or yet unless you go to hell you will feel your death for eternity .. I'm grateful for whatever God chooses ❤️❤️🙏🏽🦋🐝
I am facing issues of missing her but I am getting stronger in Lord Jesus. He is strengthening me slowly because I know my inheritance in Christ Jesus is Secured..one day I will go n see her in Heaven.
Actually, 2 Corinthians 5:8 doesn't say "...to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." It says: "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." That means he would RATHER be (or WISHES he was) absent from the body and present with the Lord. It doesn't mean that happens immediately after death. But I understand the confusion as I myself had been misguided for many years. John 11:24 says: Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the LAST day. And 1 Thes. 4:16-17 reads: 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: (When... according to John 11:24? Right, at the LAST day. [All-caps are just for emphasis since I can't bold or italisize.]) 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Acts 24:15 reads: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. (Notice there will be "a" [one] resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust). Finally, Genesis 2:7 reads: "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man BECAME a living soul." Man was not "given" a soul. He "became" a living soul when God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils. We don't "have" a soul. We "are" living souls. When we die, we sleep until the Lord returns. Jesus said of the Jairus' daughter that she was "asleep" in Mark 5:39. Same thing of Lazarus in John 11:11. I hope this helps and blesses someone. Or that it at least ignites a desire for deeper study of this subject before dismissing it as erroneous. 😊
How can this be explained Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.a If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?b 3When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4And you know the way to where I am going.”
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After death, then comes judgement ( Hebrews 9:27). Our souls are alive in spirit after we die, ( 1 Peter 4:6, Revelation 6:9, 2 Kings 13:21, Matthew 17:1,2.). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
well said. in the domension of souls, when will be like angels, time as measure unit will not exist anymore so we will go direct to judgement next moment. even if will be after thousands of years in our phisical body dimension, for the souls judgement will be nest second after death and then for eachone heaven or hell forever.
A friend of mine was electrocuted when he was 3 or 4 and he said, he started floating up and threw the ceiling. He looked down and could see the roof of the house and he kept rising. He was resuscitated and that's all I remember. I think it may have been his first memory.
How wonderful Chirst coming will be for all who believe...it really puts our life in prospective...a short time here on earth...after his coming an eternity with Chirst...right now christians are living on earth with Chirst in there hearts or dead in Chirst and there souls are with him.
That will be a weird time...the people left behind will be so confused or there will already be an “explanation” and they will think they somehow are safe because they didn’t disappear.....so strange
Unfortunately, I don't think many will be saved at the resurrection! I think there will be so few that not many will notice nor would it make the news!
I feel more confused than I did before watching your video. My Mom, who "was" a Christian woman that lived the example of Jesus, just passed on the 1st of this month. I have NO DOUBT that she is with Jesus now. The verses that talk about the dead in Christ being "asleep" or whatever, make me confused because my feeble understanding of a Christian life after death is FULL! My siblings and family have been taking this one day at a time. My Mom was LITERALLY the backbone of our family and it's still currently unimaginable to have to live here without her. I will continue to wait until it's my time to pass and until then, I will praise God for my loved ones in heaven.
@@LeoSantosKJV just one if the mystery things in the bible.. Will u be judged by God as soon as you die as a saved christian? Will the unsaved be pulled out of hell to be judged and then cast into the lake of fire?
Apostle Paul states we are present with the lord when we are absent from the flesh, so our spirit goes with Christ and on the day of judgement our spirit that is present with him which is called sleep resurrects with the flesh and that’s when the “dead in Christ”rise first and are judged from everything done in the flesh, and after those alive in Christ are called and so on and so forth.
@:36, Paul did NOT say, "To be absent from the body, "IS" to be present with the Lord." Better re-read 2 Corinthians 5:8. Here's what Paul wrote. 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, "and" to be present with the Lord. If Paul had included an action verb such as the "IS" that SO many people keep misquoting and not reading correctly? It WOULD make a difference. The saddest part is that you have a BIBLE right in front of YOU. "IS" is nowhere in that entire scriptural verse.
Our body is in the grave. Part of us is also in there asleep to the physical world until the resurection and judgement day. Yet, we are also consciously aware at the same time with God in either Paradise or Hades until the judgement seat judgements and the white throne judgements.
"And God formed man out of the dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life and man came to be a living soul." Gen - 2 : 7 Man became a living soul after the breath of life was blown into the dust of the ground: The body + the breath of life is a living soul or a person: So when we die the "living soul" ceases to exist: The soul is not immortal. When we die the living soul ( which is us the person, dies). Eze - 18 : 4. While you may want it to be so; Paul was talking about a whole other thing, he was not supporting an immortal soul,
Dust you are and to dust you will return. (God). When you die, you go back to the ground.The soul (nephesh) is the Person/life in the OT. It dies. Ezek 18 :4.
Does not make sense, either the dead sleep in the dust until Christ returns or are in Heaven immediately after death, if the latter; then no need for Christ to raise the dead at His second coming as they are already with Him, therefore i think the former stands to reason.
Your body is a part of you.You will use the glorified version to live on the new earth at the end of the final judgement.Heaven is not the final destination.there is going to be a new heaven and a new earth.
People who think Heaven is the goal: The new earth, new Eden is the goal. Heaven is the realm of God. He wants to save his people and the world. Jesus said flesh and blood doesnt abide in Heaven. He's coming to remake the world.
That was explicit answer. When we die our spirits go to be with the Lord. Now those dead and present with the Lord are disembodied spirits (without a body) In rapture what will happen is that those disembodied spirits will come with Jesus and take their spirits and be transformed. Those who are still alive when Christ comes will also be caught and be transformed.
Co_15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. We will die in the natural body. We will receive a spiritual body when Christ returns. We will be raised into a spiritual body. We do not now have a spiritual body.
The illusion of time is a physical representation. We think of time as having a beginning and an end. Time (phycically) grows from seconds to minutes to hours to days to weeks to months to years to decades to centuries etc etc etc. Spiritually, time is eternal. It's always forever and forever in energy alternating and generating His Power. The temporary physical embodiment is a domain for discovering the wonderful manifestations of the Love of and from God allowing the physical and spiritual to touch and be touched in the ways of kindness one to another. GLORY BE !
RATHER meaning prefer to be absent from the body and present with the lord we will all sleep until the coming of Christ no conscious just sleep we will not be with the Lord until we are judged
To be absent from the body AND to be present w the LORD. A small point but can change the meaning you perspective. AND to be present… could be about the coming bodily resurrection.
I am confused, 2 Corithians 5:6 " Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home In the body, we are absent from The Lord:" then 2 Coerinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body , and to be present with the Lord. Where does he say " to be absent from the body IS to be present with the Lord"? Is he not talking about about our carnal nature blocking our connection with our LORD?
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Wen we die as a righteous man our souls goes to heaven awaiting the second coming of Jesus Christ and wen we die as sinners our souls goes to hell awaiting judgement then after that, hell will be thrown into the lake of fire
Genesis 2:7 says, "Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul." My understanding is, based on this passage that our physical body plus our spirit (i.e. the breath of God) makes up a soul. Am I incorrect? RU WACH is used 377 times in the Bible ... 117 times as wind or air 33 times as breath 227 times as spirit
Sorry this is a little confusing. Are you saying that our resurrected bodies will meet our spirits whilst being caught up in the clouds at the second coming?
To Paul, dieing was like sleeping and wake up in the next morning presence of the lord. When you die, you are unconscious and unaware of time passing because you don't exist during that time. The day you are resurrected you will feel as if you slept for a short time. Otherwise staying alive after death in the presence of Christ compromises time you stay and resurrection process will messed up. No one can be resurrected if he/she is still alive. Resurrection is for the dead and not the living dead.
Isaiah 53:5, But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes, we are healed.For salvation, people just need to follow the way they did it in Acts? They were baptized in the water and of the spirit. Here's why! The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If we are to follow him, we must do the same thing. Death= repentance, Burial = baptism, and resurrection = being filled with the Holy Ghost and rising again from the dead. That's what Acts 2:38 is.We must obey the gospel, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that OBEY NOT THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ... Matthew 7:21-23, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in Heaven. St John 3:3-5, EXCEPT a man be born of WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD.We can't come up with our own gospel. Galatians 1:8-9, But though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Don't be cursed. One way for all people. Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritan. Our salvation has to match-up with the scriptures and no scriptures on the subject can be taken away.Eternity is TOOO long to be WRONG! st, John 5:39, Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.God told Noah exactly how to be saved, how he must build the ark. Noah didn't come up with his own plan like people are doing today. A sinner's prayer, you just have to believe, etc which is not in the bible.The gospels show what Christ has done on the cross for us. The book of Acts shows us the beginning of Christ's Church and how to enter the Church, obeying Acts 2:38. The letters were written to the Church to show us how to behave now that we are born again into the Church.It's better to walk alone than to walk with a crowd going in the wrong direction. Are we supposed to follow the teachings of the apostles? Acts 2:42, They continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrines. Ephesians 2:20, We are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. If you believe in this message, help spread it in the name of Jesus Christ. God bless you.
Thanx and blessings Micheal Jesus is the way the life the truth The only way we get to the father is thru death accept Christ as our Savior Keep praying and Knocking children 😇💕
To me it’s really common since the body dies the spirit goes to be with god the souls sleeps till god calls it home cuz it has to be judged for its works it says that in the Bible god comes back to get the soul the soul has to be judged that’s why he comes back to get it not the physical body the spirit goes to god that’s the breath of life that god gives to you I hope this clears up any confusion
The Bible stated that the died know nothing and when u die the Spirit does go back to God but it about the breath of life meaning he gave us life and when we die he gets it back but our souls which are not immortal which not verse in the Bible states that are sleep until judgement day u either will be destroyed or be in heaven could what the purpose of having people burning in hell forever that would mean they are still alive and sin still exist and the universe and must be destroyed in front of everyone who ever lived to God can show his mercy ...and yes the Bible does talk about how people burn in every lasting fire that doesn’t go out day or night but it talking about the end of existence where we are well should be highly thankful for existing that the biggest blessing but the reason y the Bible talk about hell I’m that way is because people that are not going are going to be the worse pain they will every feel knowing they won’t go see God and his creation ....and missing out because of choices sometimes we all make
If I understand correctly from this sermon, our spirit will be with Christ and in the day of the Lord we will be given a new body, and this body will then be merged with our Spirit in the heaven? So we become complete human again with body and spirit
2 Corinthians 5:8 is one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. It doesn't say to be absent from the body "is to be" present with the Lord, rather it says "prefer rather" or "willing rather" to be present with the Lord which is referring to Paul having the desire and preferring to be with the Lord. The word that we translate to "rather" come from the Greek word "mallon". According to Strong's Greek concordance, from the context and grammatical usage of the word in this verse it is used as "preference or to prefer".
This is actually false doctrine. Paul never said that at all. He was simply making a point about how good it is to be in the Lord. But according to Scripture, man does not "have" a soul. He *is* a soul. Anyone who knows the original Hebrew understands this. I'm surprised how many "teachers" get this wrong. I urge everyone to read their Bibles to see what it actually says instead of taking these guy's' words for it. They'll take a verse or 2, paint a certain picture with it, when in the larger context they're actually saying something different, as is the rest of the Bible. Also the "Spirit" is literally just the breath of God that makes man a "living soul". It essentially just means that you're dying. Your "soul" or "spirit" is not going ANYWHERE. You are dead, and that is the end of it until judgement day. It's symbolic language being used here, why are Christian teachers confused by this?
So many scriptures relating to this subject are disregarded with this doctrine. John 5:28,29. My question is what is the Great White Throne judgement for if everyone's already been judged and sent to their eternal destination?
The Lake of fire is the eternal destination for those without Christ.The new heaven and the new earth is the eternal destination for those in Christ.Heaven and hell are reception areas until the final judgement.
So much wrong with this teaching, but let's start with the misquoting then application of the 2 Cor 5:8 verse that does NOT say to be absent from the body IS TO BE present with Christ! That's not just taken out of context, but it is a misquote. Paul is discussing that he would rather be absent from the body AND with Christ than to remain in this corruptible body. It is not an either/or statement. Paul's constant message and emphasis was completely on his favorite topic: the Resurrection because he knew that was when he would put on the incorruptible and be with Christ, finally!
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This was all biblical and accurate. The one exception is there is no such thing as a "secret rapture" by which Christians are snapped out of human history (e.g. the "Left Behind" series) and then the Tribulation begins. This strange notion was developed by the Plymouth Brethren and John N. Darby in England in the mid-1800s. It is a modernist teaching. There is only one Parousia (return of Christ) at the end of the age and at that point all will be resurrected (righteous and unrighteous, as taught by Jesus) to face judgment and everlasting life. The righteous will enjoy glorious everlasting life and the unrighteous will be sent into everlasting separation from God.
The .most misquoted verse in the Bible is 2nd Corinthians 5:8. KJV, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Yet 99% of people quote that verse by saying to be absent from the body "is" to be present with the Lord. Making it an either/or statement.
I disagree. Just because Paul said to be absent from the body is to be present price doesn't mean that's how it is. It was his belief. The same way that many people believe and teach that we sleep in our Graves until he calls for us. "There are none in heaven or hell until the day of judgement." Is what I have come to understand. But that being said, how is that man in hell begging for a drop of water on his tongue? I honestly think it boils down to a mistranslation of original text. I think there is something along the lines that got mixed up. Justin back my theory of mistranslation I'm going to offer you the example of the Commandment Thou shalt not kill. The original word meant not to murder an innocent person. There's a difference between murder and killing. When translated it was just generalized as Thou shalt not kill. If there could be a situation like that with translation with that one word, im sure there are others. Here's another thought, what if it's both? Time is a man-made construct. So what if time between our deaths and our resurrection to be with Christ passes for us an instant?
I have pondered the last paragraph as well. And some of the other concepts you mention. Great thinking. I believe the most important thing for us is to follow Christ's teaching, the best we can. Our time is coming soon. None of us are perfect, yet we must strive to be now, the way we would like to be in heaven, for us, and our neighbor also. John 3:13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven-the Son of Man.
A Christian who knows better than the Apostle Paul.wow.If Paul's statement in scripture is just his belief then who are you even to comment.What are your contributions to Christianity that you should even have a mouth to talk. Let us never think more highly of ourselves than we ought to.Another one of Paul's beliefs is to think soberly.
I see it a different way. This video assumes there are only 2 places you can be, the earth and heaven. The Hebrews actually believed there were 3 places you could be. The earth, sheol/the grave, and heaven. That is why Psalm 139:8 says: If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. That is also why Saul had to awake the resting Samuel to ask for advice. He was asleep in Sheol waiting resurrection. So the bible says, even if you rest in sheol while you await the resurrection, God is there with you, even though the new Kingdom has not yet come. God can be in all 3 at the same time actually in the same way He can hear everyones prayers at the same time. God is not confined to one time or place. I think he simply means the quicker He does his job on earth, the quicker He can live with God in the new kingdom. I would imagine the grave rest the bible speaks of is like our human rest, in that it goes by very quickly.
“Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades” (Revelation 1:17-18). Christ took care of that at the Cross. Before Christ saints would go to Sheol or Hades wich was devided between the rightous and unrightous.
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To clarify...when you die your soul either goes with Christ, or to Hell if you don’t know Him. When Jesus returns, those who are already dead are given new BODIES. Before this time, you were only a soul without a body and with Christ. When you get the new body it is perfect and will never die nor will you get sick. Also the body will not have blood because it represents Jesus shedding his blood on the cross. Plus you are now alive through the Holy Spirit, you have no need for blood. Those who are still remaining on earth alive will instantly be transformed into their new heavenly bodies. Those who are unsaved, if they still do not come to Christ during the end times (Tribulation), they will die, and Hell is their destination. I hope that helps a little!
But most peoples dead bodies will have rotted away turned to dust or had been cremated so there is no body in the ground so some of what he said dont make sense to me.
May the father bless you , I love this ministry but to be honest , this question was not answered just stated 2 verses and it’s meaning but didn’t answer the context of the question?
MICHAEL!!! BLESSINGS TO YOU!!! YOU COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!! YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO INERPRET THE BIBLE WELL. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN LIFE AFTERDEATH. WE HAVE A SPIRITUAL BODY WHEN WE DIE. LIKE PAUL SAID,,,''TO BE OUT OF THE BODY IS TO BE WITH THE LORD.'' AMEN!!!!!
ONCE WE DIE THE SPIRIT LEAVES THE BODY WHAT IS THE SPIRIT MADE OF GAS , ENERGY , AIR . PROTONS AND WILL WE BE ABLE TO TRACK THE SPIRIT WITH SUPER COMPUTERS ALSO WHY DO WE HAVE A SPIRIT AND A SOUL I CANT EVEN FIND ONE OF THEM
My mom just passed away a week ago and she was a Christian. So thankful to know she is with Jesus until his return to earth. Please Pray for me and my family because my mom was the glue that held our family together. I miss her so very much and it’s hard for me dealing with her absence from my life. Thanks for this video!!! God Bless you brother.
Im sorry for your loss. I couldnt imagine the feeling, if I try its hard to bare. Im sure Our Lord has strengthened you. Although I dont know where she is....suffering, and pain is definitely not something shes experiencing. Im sure she is at peace. God Bless.
@@ReMadeMind Thank You!!
I'm so sorry for your loss! I'm glad to hear she was a believer, though. Praying for you and your family
I’m sorry you lost your mom. We lost ours a little over a year ago. She was a Catholic but on her deathbed, she cried out to Jesus. Romans 10:13. I believe she is in heaven. (60s-early 70s rocker here 😊)
Her Spirit is with the Lord thats who we really are we use this body as we use a tent. When returns he will resurrect her body (That is the original body as God made first into a new glorified body to be joined to her spirit which it now is with out sin) You and her will spend an eternity together thanking and praising Jesus Christ for he has done.
I can't wait to meet the Lord. I just want to give him the biggest hug and say thank you and tell Him I love Him.
When we die, our spirit goes to heaven & our body 'sleeps'. When Christ returns, He reunites our
Spirit with our glorified body.
And what about your soul?
But I don't want this body back cause it's like a 20 person used car🤪😁😇
That doesn't make sense to me :(
yup
Your body is your soul, you do not have an immortal soul if you had an everlasting soul you wouldn't be needing everlasting life which defeats the whole purpose of what Jesus taught. Original christians believe in ressurection not that they will go to heaven..that's why they bury their bodies instead of burning it.
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" is a misquote. That is what we want it to say. So that is the way we always misquote it. If Paul had said, "It is better to be absent from Chicago and to be present in Hawaii." would you be telling people that he said "If you're not in Chicago you are in Hawaii"?
No, if he said "TO BE absent from Chicago, IS TO be present in Hawaii" then yes. You completely changing words. Your statement suggests a preference, as to Paul states a certainty.
@nobodymuch2 can you go read the scripture and give the accurate quote?
@@JesseJane142 2 Corinthians 5:8
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” Paul is clearly saying that upon death, we are immediately present with the Lord. For believers only.
@@henryrogers5500 It does not have to be immediate. That's not clear.
So, what did Paul mean, then? If you don't believe that we go to be with the Lord immediately when we die, then why did Jesus tell the thief next to Him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise." Also, King Saul used a witch to conjure Samuel from his rest(God's presence). Samuel told Saul, "tomarrow, you and your son will be with me." Also, Jesus told the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It's the only parable that Jesus used a person's name so it actually took place sometime before. The rich man went into hades and Lazarus went to Abraham's bosom or God's presence upon their death. They didn't go to sleep. Then, there is the mount of transfiguration where Peter saw Jesus, Moses and Elijah talking together. They were not asleep they had been brought from God's presence. There are so many examples of believers going directly into God's presence upon our death. Thats what Paul meant. Absent from the body is present with the Lord. Simple.
Paul did not equate one thing withe other. It was his DESIRE. He knew he could not be with the Lord (Jesus) until the resurrection when everyone is brought back to life.
Oh wow! Thank you so much! You explained that so well. Was so incredibly important for me to know that because my daddy who was a man of God just passed away.
BEST EXPLANATION I HAVE EVER FOUND. THANK YOU, BROTHER
My mom passed away on 25th Sept. She made a triumphant entry to be with Lord Jesus n I am following her life foot steps. I have surrendered ny life to Lord Jesus..
This man is a stick figure artist!! No but In all seriously this is a great video! God bless this ministry!
He earns a living as a painter. Takes no royalties on any of his books.
He is a very gifted artist.
This is why I don’t believe we go anywhere when we die. I believe death is like “sleep” (which is mentioned multiple times in the Bible) and if you understand sleep you understand that it’s like a split second to you. So when we die it’s as though we immediately wake up because we raise up. Wouldn’t make any sense to go to heaven when we die just to be resurrected back into our bodies. ALSO going to an eternal place when we die would suggest we’re immortal but as we know the Bible says we are not immortal and have to obtain eternity. Hope this makes sense 😌
Amen brother…that’s why it’s called a “near death experience” when people see things because technically you are not dead …even if you did die you still returned back to your body to tell about it ..let’s think on that for a bit and compare it to what you just said 🙏🏽
1 Peter 3:18-20 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
@daddytexan The spirit in Christ was God. Spirit of God don't die. Jesus died, not God in him. Very different from us. We are not God.
Thanks for the verification..I was so confused. God bless
The soul returnes
To God who gave it
Body sleeps
Good bible study sir.
Keep up the Spreading of the Gospel ✝️✌
Think about what you just said and tell me if that makes any sense whatsoever. If you soul is already with God after you die then why resurrect you.
@@southernfatboymusic6820 Actually, that's exactly what he said brother.
1. Body sleeps (dead)
2. Spirit returns to God's presence
3. When Jesus returns he'll bring back the spirits from heaven with him.
4. Bodies of the dead in Christ will be raised and merged with spirit in the air during the rapture in conjunction with the generation of Christians that never experience death (at the sound of the trumpet)
@@vicpiper3971 thank you perfectly
@@vicpiper3971ok so we die right? Our spirit goes to heaven right? But ofc our bodies stay here on earth so when Jesus comes back our bodies that we left behind will merge with our spirit that is in heaven correct?
This makes perfect sense to me now thank you for that 🙏🏼☺️
Our Glorified bodies will never decay.
This is the way that I have always believed. Brother James 🦉
Thank you so much for clarifying this. This is one thing that I have been struggling with my soulmate passed away, and I always felt like
His spirit was with God but so many teachers say the dead in Christ know nothing better understand now what Paul was talking about. Thank you so much.
Thanks .. I have been given multiple answers I just need the one true truth... Lately I was told
..we die we wait for rapture before going to heaven it's not either or yet unless you go to hell you will feel your death for eternity
.. I'm grateful for whatever God chooses ❤️❤️🙏🏽🦋🐝
Thank you! Thank you! Thankyou! Oh my have we been needing that diagram on the chalk board! Bless you brother in Christ! Excellent!👍
Amen! Very well explained, I too needed that understanding, may the Lord continue to bless you and your ministry!
My mom is in heaven too. I still talk to her and also I tell her how much I miss her but my boys need me hear! You will see her again. God Bless you.
I am facing issues of missing her but I am getting stronger in Lord Jesus. He is strengthening me slowly because I know my inheritance in Christ Jesus is Secured..one day I will go n see her in Heaven.
Actually, 2 Corinthians 5:8 doesn't say "...to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."
It says: "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
That means he would RATHER be (or WISHES he was) absent from the body and present with the Lord.
It doesn't mean that happens immediately after death.
But I understand the confusion as I myself had been misguided for many years.
John 11:24 says:
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the LAST day.
And 1 Thes. 4:16-17 reads:
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
(When... according to John 11:24? Right, at the LAST day. [All-caps are just for emphasis since I can't bold or italisize.])
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Acts 24:15 reads:
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
(Notice there will be "a" [one] resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust).
Finally, Genesis 2:7 reads:
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man BECAME a living soul."
Man was not "given" a soul. He "became" a living soul when God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils.
We don't "have" a soul. We "are" living souls. When we die, we sleep until the Lord returns.
Jesus said of the Jairus' daughter that she was "asleep" in Mark 5:39. Same thing of Lazarus in John 11:11.
I hope this helps and blesses someone. Or that it at least ignites a desire for deeper study of this subject before dismissing it as erroneous. 😊
Your video message blessed me indeed. Thank you for doing this great job.
So which is it? Do we die leave our bodies and go be with Christ or are we dead in sleep waiting for Christ to call us up?
How can this be explained
Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.a If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?b 3When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4And you know the way to where I am going.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 , we sleep when we die. Why would we come down from heaven just to be pulled back to heaven right away?
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After death, then comes judgement ( Hebrews 9:27). Our souls are alive in spirit after we die, ( 1 Peter 4:6, Revelation 6:9, 2 Kings 13:21, Matthew 17:1,2.). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
well said. in the domension of souls, when will be like angels, time as measure unit will not exist anymore so we will go direct to judgement next moment. even if will be after thousands of years in our phisical body dimension, for the souls judgement will be nest second after death and then for eachone heaven or hell forever.
A friend of mine was electrocuted when he was 3 or 4 and he said, he started floating up and threw the ceiling. He looked down and could see the roof of the house and he kept rising. He was resuscitated and that's all I remember. I think it may have been his first memory.
How wonderful Chirst coming will be for all who believe...it really puts our life in prospective...a short time here on earth...after his coming an eternity with Chirst...right now christians are living on earth with Chirst in there hearts or dead in Chirst and there souls are with him.
That will be a weird time...the people left behind will be so confused or there will already be an “explanation” and they will think they somehow are safe because they didn’t disappear.....so strange
Unfortunately, I don't think many will be saved at the resurrection! I think there will be so few that not many will notice nor would it make the news!
I feel more confused than I did before watching your video.
My Mom, who "was" a Christian woman that lived the example of Jesus, just passed on the 1st of this month.
I have NO DOUBT that she is with Jesus now.
The verses that talk about the dead in Christ
being "asleep" or whatever, make me confused because my feeble understanding of a Christian life after death is FULL!
My siblings and family have been taking this one day at a time. My Mom was LITERALLY the backbone of our family and it's still currently unimaginable to have to live here without her.
I will continue to wait until it's my time to pass and until then, I will praise God for my loved ones in heaven.
Makes no sense...dead in Christ ..rise to meet in the air...you're already in "the air". Why be judged if you're already in heaven
Because we will be judged by what we have done with THE BODY (2 Co 5.10).
@@LeoSantosKJV just one if the mystery things in the bible..
Will u be judged by God as soon as you die as a saved christian?
Will the unsaved be pulled out of hell to be judged and then cast into the lake of fire?
Really makes no sense!!
Apostle Paul states we are present with the lord when we are absent from the flesh, so our spirit goes with Christ and on the day of judgement our spirit that is present with him which is called sleep resurrects with the flesh and that’s when the “dead in Christ”rise first and are judged from everything done in the flesh, and after those alive in Christ are called and so on and so forth.
@:36, Paul did NOT say, "To be absent from the body, "IS" to be present with the Lord." Better re-read 2 Corinthians 5:8. Here's what Paul wrote. 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, "and" to be present with the Lord. If Paul had included an action verb such as the "IS" that SO many people keep misquoting and not reading correctly? It WOULD make a difference. The saddest part is that you have a BIBLE right in front of YOU. "IS" is nowhere in that entire scriptural verse.
Our body is in the grave. Part of us is also in there asleep to the physical world until the resurection and judgement day. Yet, we are also consciously aware at the same time with God in either Paradise or Hades until the judgement seat judgements and the white throne judgements.
"And God formed man out of the dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life and man came to be a living soul." Gen - 2 : 7 Man became a living soul after
the breath of life was blown into the dust of the ground: The body + the breath of life is a living soul or a person: So when we die the "living soul" ceases to exist: The soul is not
immortal. When we die the living soul ( which is us the person, dies). Eze - 18 : 4. While you may want it to be so; Paul was talking about a whole other thing, he was not
supporting an immortal soul,
Dust you are and to dust you will return. (God). When you die, you go back to the ground.The soul (nephesh) is the Person/life in the OT. It dies. Ezek 18 :4.
Does not make sense, either the dead sleep in the dust until Christ returns or are in Heaven immediately after death, if the latter; then no need for Christ to raise the dead at His second coming as they are already with Him, therefore i think the former stands to reason.
Your body is a part of you.You will use the glorified version to live on the new earth at the end of the final judgement.Heaven is not the final destination.there is going to be a new heaven and a new earth.
Paul said, I would RATHER be absent from the body and present with the lord. That doesn't mean that he would be immediately present with the lord.
Yes it does
No. It doesn't.@@chadrasmussen6127
People who think Heaven is the goal: The new earth, new Eden is the goal. Heaven is the realm of God. He wants to save his people and the world. Jesus said flesh and blood doesnt abide in Heaven. He's coming to remake the world.
Thanks you very much pastor
Thank You for this video!!
Now I understand it . Thank you
The Bible actually says, “To be absent from the body AND to be present with the Lord.” Please state the scripture correctly.
That was explicit answer.
When we die our spirits go to be with the Lord. Now those dead and present with the Lord are disembodied spirits (without a body)
In rapture what will happen is that those disembodied spirits will come with Jesus and take their spirits and be transformed.
Those who are still alive when Christ comes will also be caught and be transformed.
Co_15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. We will die in the natural body. We will receive a spiritual body when Christ returns. We will be raised into a spiritual body. We do not now have a spiritual body.
Well said thank you!🤗
The illusion of time is a physical representation. We think of time as having a beginning and an end. Time (phycically) grows from seconds to minutes to hours to days to weeks to months to years to decades to centuries etc etc etc. Spiritually, time is eternal. It's always forever and forever in energy alternating and generating His Power.
The temporary physical embodiment is a domain for discovering the wonderful manifestations of the Love of and from God allowing the physical and spiritual to touch and be touched in the ways of kindness one to another. GLORY BE !
RATHER meaning prefer to be absent from the body and present with the lord we will all sleep until the coming of Christ no conscious just sleep we will not be with the Lord until we are judged
Totally Confused.
Masterful teaching and illustration!
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The spirit is the breath of Life. That is what is returned to the Lord.
That's what I thought. I am so confused. People are all saying different things
yep he made man of the clay and man was nothing until the breath of life
Thankyoi
Wow thank you and God Bless
To be absent from the body AND to be present w the LORD.
A small point but can change the meaning you perspective.
AND to be present… could be about the coming bodily resurrection.
thank you
I am confused, 2 Corithians 5:6 " Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home In the body, we are absent from The Lord:" then 2 Coerinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body , and to be present with the Lord. Where does he say " to be absent from the body IS to be present with the Lord"? Is he not talking about about our carnal nature blocking our connection with our LORD?
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Good presentation
Spot on.
Wen we die as a righteous man our souls goes to heaven awaiting the second coming of Jesus Christ and wen we die as sinners our souls goes to hell awaiting judgement then after that, hell will be thrown into the lake of fire
Genesis 2:7 says, "Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul." My understanding is, based on this passage that our physical body plus our spirit (i.e. the breath of God) makes up a soul.
Am I incorrect?
RU WACH is used 377 times in the Bible ...
117 times as wind or air
33 times as breath
227 times as spirit
Sorry this is a little confusing. Are you saying that our resurrected bodies will meet our spirits whilst being caught up in the clouds at the second coming?
To Paul, dieing was like sleeping and wake up in the next morning presence of the lord. When you die, you are unconscious and unaware of time passing because you don't exist during that time. The day you are resurrected you will feel as if you slept for a short time. Otherwise staying alive after death in the presence of Christ compromises time you stay and resurrection process will messed up. No one can be resurrected if he/she is still alive. Resurrection is for the dead and not the living dead.
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Isaiah 53:5, But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes, we are healed.For salvation, people just need to follow the way they did it in Acts? They were baptized in the water and of the spirit. Here's why! The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If we are to follow him, we must do the same thing. Death= repentance, Burial = baptism, and resurrection = being filled with the Holy Ghost and rising again from the dead. That's what Acts 2:38 is.We must obey the gospel, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that OBEY NOT THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ... Matthew 7:21-23, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in Heaven. St John 3:3-5, EXCEPT a man be born of WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD.We can't come up with our own gospel. Galatians 1:8-9, But though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Don't be cursed. One way for all people. Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritan. Our salvation has to match-up with the scriptures and no scriptures on the subject can be taken away.Eternity is TOOO long to be WRONG! st, John 5:39, Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.God told Noah exactly how to be saved, how he must build the ark. Noah didn't come up with his own plan like people are doing today. A sinner's prayer, you just have to believe, etc which is not in the bible.The gospels show what Christ has done on the cross for us. The book of Acts shows us the beginning of Christ's Church and how to enter the Church, obeying Acts 2:38. The letters were written to the Church to show us how to behave now that we are born again into the Church.It's better to walk alone than to walk with a crowd going in the wrong direction. Are we supposed to follow the teachings of the apostles? Acts 2:42, They continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrines. Ephesians 2:20, We are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. If you believe in this message, help spread it in the name of Jesus Christ. God bless you.
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So why do people who say they have visions of God saw people in heaven/hell?
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Thanx and blessings Micheal Jesus is the way the life the truth The only way we get to the father is thru death accept Christ as our Savior Keep praying and Knocking children 😇💕
To me it’s really common since the body dies the spirit goes to be with god the souls sleeps till god calls it home cuz it has to be judged for its works it says that in the Bible god comes back to get the soul the soul has to be judged that’s why he comes back to get it not the physical body the spirit goes to god that’s the breath of life that god gives to you I hope this clears up any confusion
Now what happens to the unrighteous right after death until the second coming?
The Bible stated that the died know nothing and when u die the Spirit does go back to God but it about the breath of life meaning he gave us life and when we die he gets it back but our souls which are not immortal which not verse in the Bible states that are sleep until judgement day u either will be destroyed or be in heaven could what the purpose of having people burning in hell forever that would mean they are still alive and sin still exist and the universe and must be destroyed in front of everyone who ever lived to God can show his mercy ...and yes the Bible does talk about how people burn in every lasting fire that doesn’t go out day or night but it talking about the end of existence where we are well should be highly thankful for existing that the biggest blessing but the reason y the Bible talk about hell I’m that way is because people that are not going are going to be the worse pain they will every feel knowing they won’t go see God and his creation ....and missing out because of choices sometimes we all make
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Please say the verse while saying the chapter I like proof !
If I understand correctly from this sermon, our spirit will be with Christ and in the day of the Lord we will be given a new body, and this body will then be merged with our Spirit in the heaven? So we become complete human again with body and spirit
Thank God! 😁
You do a good work brother. I love to hear your teaching on the word
I know where I am going , somewhere many cannot go ,
What happens if you have been cremated?
So our dead bodies will rise up and reunite with our souls? Is that what you’re saying?
Depends on translation our soul is our body and consciousness
2 Corinthians 5:8 is one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. It doesn't say to be absent from the body "is to be" present with the Lord, rather it says "prefer rather" or "willing rather" to be present with the Lord which is referring to Paul having the desire and preferring to be with the Lord. The word that we translate to "rather" come from the Greek word "mallon". According to Strong's Greek concordance, from the context and grammatical usage of the word in this verse it is used as "preference or to prefer".
This is actually false doctrine. Paul never said that at all. He was simply making a point about how good it is to be in the Lord. But according to Scripture, man does not "have" a soul. He *is* a soul. Anyone who knows the original Hebrew understands this. I'm surprised how many "teachers" get this wrong. I urge everyone to read their Bibles to see what it actually says instead of taking these guy's' words for it. They'll take a verse or 2, paint a certain picture with it, when in the larger context they're actually saying something different, as is the rest of the Bible. Also the "Spirit" is literally just the breath of God that makes man a "living soul". It essentially just means that you're dying. Your "soul" or "spirit" is not going ANYWHERE. You are dead, and that is the end of it until judgement day. It's symbolic language being used here, why are Christian teachers confused by this?
So many scriptures relating to this subject are disregarded with this doctrine. John 5:28,29. My question is what is the Great White Throne judgement for if everyone's already been judged and sent to their eternal destination?
The Lake of fire is the eternal destination for those without Christ.The new heaven and the new earth is the eternal destination for those in Christ.Heaven and hell are reception areas until the final judgement.
So the empty bodies will rise up to reunite with the souls?
2 Peter 3:15-16
So much wrong with this teaching, but let's start with the misquoting then application of the 2 Cor 5:8 verse that does NOT say to be absent from the body IS TO BE present with Christ! That's not just taken out of context, but it is a misquote. Paul is discussing that he would rather be absent from the body AND with Christ than to remain in this corruptible body. It is not an either/or statement. Paul's constant message and emphasis was completely on his favorite topic: the Resurrection because he knew that was when he would put on the incorruptible and be with Christ, finally!
Is raprture before the second coming of Christ and whether Jesus knows when the rapture would take place or only father God knows the day and hour?
Thank you for your question! Mike has a series on the rapture that you might find helpful. th-cam.com/video/ii4vSml8mxY/w-d-xo.html and many more available at th-cam.com/channels/5wl-5XZhI3ZQPf5KyW0aBw.html
This was all biblical and accurate. The one exception is there is no such thing as a "secret rapture" by which Christians are snapped out of human history (e.g. the "Left Behind" series) and then the Tribulation begins. This strange notion was developed by the Plymouth Brethren and John N. Darby in England in the mid-1800s. It is a modernist teaching.
There is only one Parousia (return of Christ) at the end of the age and at that point all will be resurrected (righteous and unrighteous, as taught by Jesus) to face judgment and everlasting life. The righteous will enjoy glorious everlasting life and the unrighteous will be sent into everlasting separation from God.
What about the dead whose bodies were destroyed? Or after the bodies decay and turn back to dust do they just reassemble?
You will get a new glorified body!
The .most misquoted verse in the Bible is 2nd Corinthians 5:8. KJV, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Yet 99% of people quote that verse by saying to be absent from the body "is" to be present with the Lord.
Making it an either/or statement.
I disagree. Just because Paul said to be absent from the body is to be present price doesn't mean that's how it is. It was his belief. The same way that many people believe and teach that we sleep in our Graves until he calls for us.
"There are none in heaven or hell until the day of judgement." Is what I have come to understand.
But that being said, how is that man in hell begging for a drop of water on his tongue?
I honestly think it boils down to a mistranslation of original text. I think there is something along the lines that got mixed up. Justin back my theory of mistranslation I'm going to offer you the example of the Commandment Thou shalt not kill. The original word meant not to murder an innocent person. There's a difference between murder and killing. When translated it was just generalized as Thou shalt not kill.
If there could be a situation like that with translation with that one word, im sure there are others.
Here's another thought, what if it's both? Time is a man-made construct. So what if time between our deaths and our resurrection to be with Christ passes for us an instant?
I have pondered the last paragraph as well. And some of the other concepts you mention.
Great thinking. I believe the most important thing for us is to follow Christ's teaching, the best we can. Our time is coming soon. None of us are perfect, yet we must strive to be now, the way we would like to be in heaven, for us, and our neighbor also.
John 3:13
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven-the Son of Man.
A Christian who knows better than the Apostle Paul.wow.If Paul's statement in scripture is just his belief then who are you even to comment.What are your contributions to Christianity that you should even have a mouth to talk. Let us never think more highly of ourselves than we ought to.Another one of Paul's beliefs is to think soberly.
when u die your asleep until Rapture.
I believe we go to be straight with Jesus after we die. I believe Jesus Christ is Lord I believe Jesus is the son of God.
I see it a different way. This video assumes there are only 2 places you can be, the earth and heaven. The Hebrews actually believed there were 3 places you could be. The earth, sheol/the grave, and heaven. That is why Psalm 139:8 says: If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. That is also why Saul had to awake the resting Samuel to ask for advice. He was asleep in Sheol waiting resurrection. So the bible says, even if you rest in sheol while you await the resurrection, God is there with you, even though the new Kingdom has not yet come. God can be in all 3 at the same time actually in the same way He can hear everyones prayers at the same time. God is not confined to one time or place. I think he simply means the quicker He does his job on earth, the quicker He can live with God in the new kingdom. I would imagine the grave rest the bible speaks of is like our human rest, in that it goes by very quickly.
“Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades” (Revelation 1:17-18). Christ took care of that at the Cross. Before Christ saints would go to Sheol or Hades wich was devided between the rightous and unrightous.
Why aren't these questions being answered?
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Totally confused 😮
To clarify...when you die your soul either goes with Christ, or to Hell if you don’t know Him. When Jesus returns, those who are already dead are given new BODIES. Before this time, you were only a soul without a body and with Christ. When you get the new body it is perfect and will never die nor will you get sick. Also the body will not have blood because it represents Jesus shedding his blood on the cross. Plus you are now alive through the Holy Spirit, you have no need for blood. Those who are still remaining on earth alive will instantly be transformed into their new heavenly bodies. Those who are unsaved, if they still do not come to Christ during the end times (Tribulation), they will die, and Hell is their destination. I hope that helps a little!
Well what's the great white throne judgement for if everyone's already been judged and sent to their eternal destination?
But most peoples dead bodies will have rotted away turned to dust or had been cremated so there is no body in the ground so some of what he said dont make sense to me.
Amen❤
May the father bless you , I love this ministry but to be honest , this question was not answered just stated 2 verses and it’s meaning but didn’t answer the context of the question?
MICHAEL!!! BLESSINGS TO YOU!!! YOU COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!! YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO INERPRET THE BIBLE WELL. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN LIFE AFTERDEATH. WE HAVE A SPIRITUAL BODY WHEN WE DIE. LIKE PAUL SAID,,,''TO BE OUT OF THE BODY IS TO BE WITH THE LORD.'' AMEN!!!!!
we ARE a spirit (God breathed into the man and he BECAME A LIVING SOUL). we HAVE A BODY.
ONCE WE DIE THE SPIRIT LEAVES THE BODY WHAT IS THE SPIRIT MADE OF GAS , ENERGY , AIR . PROTONS AND WILL WE BE ABLE TO TRACK THE SPIRIT WITH SUPER COMPUTERS ALSO WHY DO WE HAVE A SPIRIT AND A SOUL I CANT EVEN FIND ONE OF THEM